oh you poor poor car

Discussion in 'Member Journals & Project Build Stories' started by crash#2, May 7, 2006.

  1. crash#2

    crash#2 Member

    5-6-10
    oh you poor poor car indeed. spun a rod bearing yesterday...
    ...hybrid time! just gotta borrow the money from my wife! (fun) brandon at all-pro is taking care of the installation for me so thank you brandon. just a quick question though, should i go ahead and fork out the extra 210 bucks for the 1.5 mm cosworth head gaskets? anybody? never really looked into it too much.




    here we go on the story of the little engine that could can and is a beast for doing so.
    i bought my 02 sedred wrx in the middle of 03 when the blobeyes came out. i got it in fayetteville north carolina, they said "we got a blue one we got a white one (wagon (woulda shoulda coulda)) and we got our demo." so i say how much for the demo(yeah cheapass!)." well we're not suposed to demo these cars but nobody wants that color." WHAT? nobody wants that beautiful red bulbus car. well how much? "20k" ok i don't want it either. "wait wait" 0 down 19k that's what i'll do for it. "OK" .... OK? really? kick ass!
    so anyways at that time i was a student at uncw and was just using it to commute because my warrior was a 4 door honda accord that could kill at slalom. it was the prelude version of electron blue pearl and had the h swap towards the end of our time together. yeah it was fried rice but subtle. no kit no wing just shaved the emblems and the trim, to much money in the suspension and wheels. so the suby was my daily driver and at that time and even now my dream car. but i didn't always treat it like that.

    you see in my last year at college i met my fiance who turned my whole shit upside down. so i left school and moved to florida. in doing so i managed to equip my bone stock with a trailer hitch and bought a 5x8 enclosed trailer. (not my idea). the day we moved it had a sofa bed futon motorcycle and boxes of random shit in it. weighed in over 2200 lbs, well past the recommended towing capacity and 220 lbs tongue weight. the whole way i'll i was thinking is " oh sit ohshit ohshit ohshit, when's it gonna give" but it didn't and aside from that it pulled the trailer harder than my ranger ever could, it pulled like a f-ing champ. the trailering rex made it from NC to FL back to NC and then down to ATL not one problem, one set of tires, two allignments and two services and it's still pulling strong, not a single engine knock and never a tranny problem. the reliability of these cars really speaks for itself. yeah the 02s had some problems but so does ever car the first year they translate them to yankee. but i don't care my little demo is a beast. it has respnded well to mods since the trailer fiascoe and it runs like new to this day!
     
    Last edited: May 6, 2010
  2. bigb996

    bigb996 teh Wannabe Mod

    sounds liek you got a deal man
     
  3. GTscoob

    GTscoob Black is Beautiful

    Keep on truckin! Powerstroke diesel doesnt have shit on the EJ20.
     
  4. crash#2

    crash#2 Member

    damn right
     
  5. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    I remember you telling me this story, classic :D
     
  6. WrxCrazy

    WrxCrazy Active Member

    wow, great story
     
  7. crash#2

    crash#2 Member

    this is what it takes to keep from damaging your exhaust on your trailer hitch
     
  8. crash#2

    crash#2 Member

    yeah!

    Auto Trader!!!!
     
    Last edited: Mar 20, 2007
  9. crash#2

    crash#2 Member

    more pics

    >=)
     
    Last edited: Mar 20, 2007
  10. nsvwrx

    nsvwrx Active Member

    women.
     
  11. bluetwo

    bluetwo Active Member

    Very nice. :D
     
  12. crash#2

    crash#2 Member

    more pics

    and if anyone is interested in more pics of the orb thing infront of my car there are four of them in my house and they show up on every kind of camera dig or analog, and flash in video, i have more pics of them.
     
    Last edited: Mar 20, 2007
  13. crash#2

    crash#2 Member

    it's freaky
     
  14. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    alien lifeforms are giving you a jdm lens flare
     
  15. SonicBoom

    SonicBoom Active Member

    More pics of the orb thingy!!! is it allways in the same place? Can you make it look like a persons throwing it?
     
  16. miloman

    miloman Retired Admin

    :eek:hnoes: sounds like something i saw in the omen
     
  17. GTscoob

    GTscoob Black is Beautiful

    Maybe it was just 6-6-6?

    Time to go ghost hunting around your house.
     
  18. crash#2

    crash#2 Member

    more pics

    just some post spring install pics
     
    Last edited: Mar 20, 2007
  19. RamblinWRX

    RamblinWRX Member

    glad those springs worked out for ya. hey i have some tools now, want to try and knock out those helix uppipes sometime?
     
  20. crash#2

    crash#2 Member

    you damn right. i've got a small collection of specialized tools myself now
     
  21. crash#2

    crash#2 Member

    i dun it! i dun it!

    i found srp in a spray can it's under a honda color name but my body shop guy told me it's the same color code. i tried the flat black interior thing but it got boring, i apologize if it's too rice for anyone but i like it, the red black contrast is far more interesting to the ol' peepers. also im sorry for the quick shoddy pix and dirty interior but my week has been hell.
     
    Last edited: Mar 20, 2007
  22. GTscoob

    GTscoob Black is Beautiful

    Looks so much better in person. Looks classy in SRP but I dont think any other car except silver would be able to pull it off.
     
  23. crash#2

    crash#2 Member

    bc's and a vf 48

    just a couple of pics after the vf 48 and BC coilovers where installed. car's pretty dirty and the parts have been on for a little while now, i've just been so busy!
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  24. scoobaru

    scoobaru Active Member

    nice car. I like the color/wheel combo alot
     
  25. blaster

    blaster my other ride is your mom Supporting Member

    Hey man, it was awesome to meet you and WRXWRC by chance at Advance the other day. I didn't realize until later, but I'd seen your ride outside of the Candler Park Market one day and thought it was awesome that it has a kid's seat in it. Makes me think that one day the lady won't hate my wagon so much because it can carry around young ones in safety.
     
  26. crash#2

    crash#2 Member

    yeah and having a kid makes me wish i had a wagon. anybody want to trade me a stock 04 xt for the rex?
     
  27. crash#2

    crash#2 Member

    yeah, i saw someone else in town with this combo but i've been rocking this style for almost two years so i consider myself the originator of the iron man look
     
  28. integroid

    integroid Supporting Member

    LOL...I have two kids seats in mine. My kids love to ride in my car....I always get the "Make it do that noise again".....That would be the turbo at full boost noise they are talking about:)
     
  29. crash#2

    crash#2 Member

    kids a fun... no really!
     
  30. integroid

    integroid Supporting Member

    Stock gaskets FTW! Unless you are cutting the head, there is no need to go aftermarket.
     
  31. Agreed, stock gaskets.
     

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